Recently, several fellow SvenPals and I have discovered something unusual in the "photos/videos" grid, which is usually made up of six recent photographs or video files on the profile page. When one clicks on one of the six photos (or video files) in the grid on the profile page, an enlarged view of the photographic (or filmed) content timeline can be seen.
Yet for reasons unknown, the regular photo timeline stops at a certain point (a certain number of photographs/visual content) when one wants to go back through the entire photo timeline chain to search for a certain photo that was previously uploaded (depending on the amount of photos that were taken). It might also depend on one's operating system setup and browser (results may vary). Other multimedia-based tweet entries (YouTube/Vimeo videos, etc.) might be one of the causes of this.
That does not mean that all of the past photos/videos are are missing, many past Twitter multimemedia (photos and videos) tweets can be found on the "media" tab on one's Twitter profile page.
Twitter's tech support has not been helpful in this area of timeline/slideshow photo problems in the "photos/videos" grid. For fellow users who are experiencing this sort of problem, there are some methods to retrieve older multimedia/photographic-based tweets.
Photographs/visual content with Hashtags:
1. Go to the "search" icon box and type in the subject of your choice with the use of hashtags (for example: "#Svengoolie"). Then, press enter.
2. Go to the "Search Filters" window on the left-hand side of the screen after typing in your search subject with hashtags. Click on "show" to open the entire window pane. Make sure the top drop-down menu in the "Search Filters" window is set to "people you follow." That way, you will be able to see your own posts in addition to your fellow followers' posts within that search category. You can also go click on "advanced search" filter specific search settings for certain photos (with specific phrases, hashtags and/or desired time frames).
3. Another possible step would be to bookmark the desired (older) photographic/video file-based tweet on your browser.
Downloading your Twitter archive for older photos and videos
2. On the "Settings and Privacy" page, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on "Request your Archive" (under the "content" header). An e-mail message to a link for the file (Twitter archive) will be sent to your primary e-mail address by request.
To any fellow Twitter followers or experts who know any tips/tricks for navigating older photos on the photo timeline (in relation to the "disappearing photos" problem from the photos/video grid), feel free to comment on here or on my film-oriented blog, "Silver Screen Reflections." -C.H.
